AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Saloua Saidane

233L · CHEM1 · CHEM152 · CHEM233 · CHEM231 · CHEM231L · CHEM200 · 162 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
53.42%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you want maximum ochem rigor and can handle intense pressure and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerBrutal WorkloadTimed QuizzesExam DominatedHarsh DemeanorStrong Ochem Lectures
  • Many students praise deep lectures and transfer-level rigor in organic chemistry.
  • Workload, timed quizzes, and as extreme.
  • Personality critiques (yelling, humiliation, defensiveness) create a .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

As are possible but require massive and .

Online and and ; online comments sound especially unforgiving.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Organic and timed assessments make this a high intellectual and time load.

CHEM152 gen chem is somewhat more approachable than CHEM231/233 ochem.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

Most reviews mark attendance mandatory and stress that .

A minority of , but lecture dependence remains high.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

, while many urge taking anyone else.

and critics; .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

26/100

Frequent tough-grader reports, picky point deductions, and limited despite occasional curves.

Format shift

; but often not enough.

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

, and long exams regularly consume most of students weeks.

Format shift

and quiz volume is especially extreme; .

Teaching experience

Average

54/100

Strong concept teaching and resources clash with approachability problems and frequent student humiliation reports.

Format shift

Lecture quality is often praised in person; online respect for teaching is lower.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

and long exams; but often low weight.

Format shift

exams and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

45 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students split between calling her brilliant and , and overwhelming.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“she is rude and will humiliate you-especially in the lab.”
CHEM231
“Prof Saidane gives amazing lectures and teaches you how to do the basic chemistry stuff with easy steps to follow”
CHEM152
“If you really care about learning Chemistry, and understanding the materials thoroughly, then she will be one of ”
CHEM233

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online CHEM231 reviews are mostly negative: , and little mercy on grades.

Main concern

Timed multi-dozen-question quizzes and .

What students said

“Her quizzes are 90 questions, and you only have 60 minutes.”
CHEM231
“Be ready for a 98 question homework and 54 min exam.”
CHEM231
“The hardest class ever taken, the ”
CHEM231

Exam style

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Assessments are time-pressured and hard, with quizzes and ease.

Timed QuizzesVery Long ExamsTest HeavyPearson QuizzesCurve Sometimes

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and may include synthesis not fully covered.

Long Timed Exams1 Min Per QuestionExam Curve OccasionalTest Heavy
“ finishing in the allotted time”
CHEM231
“you barely and /?”
CHEM231
“The final is ALL OChem 1+2 AND synthesis, which we never covered”
CHEM233

Online

about an hour with little mercy and limited .

90-Question Quizzes60-Minute LimitsNo Answer KeysHard Exams
“Her quizzes are 90 questions, and you only have 60 minutes.”
CHEM231
“you are given 60 minutes to answers 40+ tough questions”
CHEM231

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Can she teach? Oh yes she's great at the teaching. But it takes more than that to be a great teacher. What's missing? BALANCE!”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (5 online, 45 in person), highlighting rigor, workload, and climate. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

54/100

“Prof Saidane is excellent at explaining complicated organic chemistry concepts. Her lectures break down the material so that you will actually understand it.”

📚 Workload Reality

18/100

“I felt I spent 90% of and .”

⚖️

26/100

“Says she "generously curves" but takes away so has to curve to not fail all students.”

⚠️ Classroom Climate

30/100

“she is rude and will humiliate you-especially in the lab.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She provides you with all the tools possible to do well
  • lectures were easy to follow
  • She tends to disagree with sources, even the ones she chooses

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • it's a really difficult class, the and timed
  • .
  • this class is set up to make only 3 or 4 people get A.

Theme 3

💔 About Demeanor

  • Very disrespectful the way she talks to students.
  • she screams at you if you don't understand it the first time.
  • if you cry :))

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

162

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years with detailed, repeated themes on rigor, workload, and demeanor yield high confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 561
4 out of 535
3 out of 518
2 out of 519
1 out of 529

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

19

A+ 4 · A 14 · A- 1

B range

10

B+ 1 · B 9

C range

4

C+ 1 · C 2 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

9

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 6 · Rather not say 2